The Brookhaven leader., 1887-01-06

BIZ the annual report Of the Boston fire
department, recently issued, it appears that
there are in that city 45, l37 dwelling houses,
81 hotels, 2,es0 stores aud t,O5f bthet build
ings, valued for taxable purposes at $751;.
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A REPORT has reached Nogales, A T., that
Mexican troops and revolutionists had
terrible fight in Sinaloa, Mexico, and many
were killed on both sides.
HALF the town of Marlboro, Md, was de
stroyed by fire recently.
The NIcholasville (Ky) opera house
burned recently. Loss, $4,000
1T is estimated that 200 persons lost their
lives in Southern Germany during the great
snowstOrln that prevailed in Europe the
latter part OF Decembe-
A THREE per cent. dividend on the capital
stock of the Canadian Pacific railroad will
be payable in London on February IL, 1881
THE Rdilpdg Age says: During the last
year 500 miles of new main line of rail
way track have been built in the United
States. Kansas leads the country with the
surrtisihp amount II i.53J mics. Tho
present indications are that the year 1887
will show even greater activity.
FIVE persons were killed and number OF
fremen were injured recently at a fire
which destroyed large block Of buildings
at Lisbon, Portugal.
| WHILE Nick Reinmeyer and Henry Eager,
| laborprs employed in j Painter A. Son 9
| West Side iron mil, at Pittsburgh, Pa,
| were removing tap from one of the
heating furnaces, it came in contact with
| a puddle of water. A terrific explosion
followed, blowing both men across the
| street. Reinmeyer was killed ana Eager
! fatally burned.
| THE dedication of the Michigan Soldiers
! Home at Grand Rapids took place on the
30th.
THERE was lively scene in the lower
board of the City Council at Louisville,
KY, the other night During an animated
discussion Yint Brsdss, member from the
First Ward, called DIR. Caney Blackburn,
president of the board, liar. DR.. Black,
burn, smacked Bradas, striking him three
OF four blows with his fist DR.. Blackburn
is the son of Ex-Governor Blackburn and
Mr. Bradas a wholesale merchant.
THE Highland Town and Point Breezl
street railroad, Baltimore, has been pur
chased by q syndicate Of Philadelphia, in
cluding William Wharton, il. WiIlish, r
Wlstef, Edward Samuel and Francis Havel
hurst.
THE case of the Oregon Transcontinenta
Company against Kuhn, Loeb & Co, il
which the former recovered a verdict o.
Sl120 900, was settled in New York recently
by the payment of 100000 by Kuhn, Loci
q Co.
A LETTER recently received from the wife
Of Justice Woods. of the United Stftes Su
preme Court, who is spending the winter ir
Southern California on account of i'll health
states the Justice is better and has gained
some flesh.
OWING to the Norfolk & Western Rail
road Company having placed contracts fol-
nearly all Of the 1887 output, it is considered
doubtful in Philadelphia that a pool viii
be formed, that company acting very indie
pendently and raising its demand to fifteen
per cent. of the output,
LIABILITIES OF the Iron Bridge fPeursyl
vania) Hatters' Association, which iailed
recently are about 900, and assets about
$4,000.
FIRE broke out in the store cabin of the
Inman steamer, City of Chester, at Liver
pool recently 1t was reported that much
damage was done.
| COMMISSIONER FINK has issued the fol-
lowing circular taking effect on January
TO- 1887: East bound rates on dressed hogs
will be on the following basis: Chicago to
New York in common cars, car loads, GO
cents; in refrigerator cars, car loads or
when loaded with dressed beef, 65 cents.
Mrs. EMMoNs, the wife of Prof Emmons.
the geologist, who recently returned from
her sensational European trip, put up at
Wormley's Hotel Washington. Prof En-
mons, DR.. Lincoln and Lawyer Garrett en-
deavored to have her placed in an insane
asylum. They sent for Chief Of Police
Moore, who, on his arrival at the lady 8
rooms found her so self-possessed and
rational that he refused to take her into
custody.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.